This is different from what I think most non-programmers have come believe.
And also form the perception I had. When you think that Netscape has gone to
6 when it still reads html files this percetion is justified. If anyone can
add further light on this subject it would be good because I imagine it's
important info so people know what to expect when upgrading.
Best regards
Monte
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karl Becker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: graphobject
> >I don't actually know what the conditions are to change the version
number.
> >If some intelectual genius (or old grey experienced and time tested
MetaCard
> >user - Simon?) might explain this to me then it would be much
appreciated.
>
> As far as software in the old days went (I have no idea when the old
> days were, exactly) , I remember a dot-something increment involved a
> change in the file format of an application, while a full
> number-upgrade involved some major underpinnings changes to a
> program, whether it was the GUI or something else.
>
> I'm sure there are better, more in-depth explanations out there...
> but unless the file format changed, we'll be in the 2.3.x days for
> some time to come... and that's completely fine with me, as I'm sick
> of whole version numbers coming out on pretty much a yearly schedule,
> with very minimal changes. Of course, the general consumer wants big
> number changes, as it seems so much bigger that way... and the
> company can try to justify a big upgrade cost.
> Personally, I like the subscription-based pricing that MetaCard
> currently uses - mostly since the updates are so frequent and
> important. Keep up the great work, MC Corp.!
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